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Alpha Thalassemia [PDF]

Genetics in Medicine, 2011
Colin C. Pritchard, Jonathan F. Tait
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Association between Alpha-Thalassemia Carrier Prevalence and Incidence of COVID-19

Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, 2022
BACKGROUND: The association between COVID-19 incidence and genetic underlying is an interesting issue. The possible association between thalassemia and COVID-19 is proposed.
Pathum Sookaromdee, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Alpha‐globin gene triplication and its effect in beta‐thalassemia carrier, sickle cell trait, and healthy individual

eJHaem, 2021
The genotype and phenotype correlation between coinheritance of heterozygous beta‐thalassemia with the alpha‐globin triplication is unclear. In this study we have investigated and reviewed alpha triplication frequency in beta‐thalassemia carriers, sickle
Mohammad Hamid, Bijan keikhaei, Hamid Galehdari, Alihossein Saberi, Alireza Sedaghat, Gholamreza Shariati, Marziye Mohammadi‐Anaei   +6 more
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Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Thalassemia: A Comprehensive Review

Diagnostics, 2023
Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that affects the beta or alpha subunits of the hemoglobin structure. Thalassemia is classified as a hypochromic microcytic anemia and a definitive diagnosis of thalassemia is made by genetic testing ...
Khaled Ferih, Basel Elsayed, Amgad M. Elshoeibi, Ahmed A. Elsabagh, Mohamed Elhadary, Ashraf Soliman, Mohammed Abdalgayoom, Mohamed Yassin   +7 more
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Serum ferritin and hematological indices in thalassemia minor and nontransfusion dependent hemoghlobinopathy

Iraqi Journal of Hematology, 2021
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency is not common in thalassemia minor and nontransfusion dependent hemoglobinophaties. The majority of these patients have normal-to-high serum ferritin. OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to evaluate serum ferritin levels in
Mehdi Dehghani, Parisa Karimzadeh, Nazanin Azadeh, Alirea Rezvani, Ali Kashkooe   +4 more
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Thalassemia and hemoglobinopathy prevalence in a community-based sample in Sylhet, Bangladesh

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2023
Background Inherited blood disorders affect 7% of the population worldwide, with higher prevalences in countries in the “thalassemia belt,” which includes Bangladesh.
Amanda S. Wendt, Joaquin Brintrup, Jillian L. Waid, Abdul Kader, Nathalie J. Lambrecht, Sabine Gabrysch   +5 more
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Association Between Thalassemia and Leucocytic DNA Damage: A Pilot Study

Journal of Basic and Applied Research in Biomedicine, 2022
Objectives: Thalassemia with frequent blood transfusion was considered under oxidative stress because of the chance of iron overload. Patients with thalassemia trait with no blood transfusion might also suffered from oxidative stress because of ...
Yim Szeto, Charlton CHAN
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Nutritional status of young children with inherited blood disorders in western Kenya. [PDF]

, 2014
To determine the association between a range of inherited blood disorders and indicators of poor nutrition, we analyzed data from a population-based, cross-sectional survey of 882 children 6–35 months of age in western Kenya.
Ruth, LJ, Suchdev, PS, Sullivan, KM, Tsang, BL, Williams, TN   +4 more
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Prevalence of Inherited Hemoglobin Disorders and Relationships with Anemia and Micronutrient Status among Children in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon. [PDF]

, 2017
Information on the etiology of anemia is necessary to design effective anemia control programs. Our objective was to measure the prevalence of inherited hemoglobin disorders (IHD) in a representative sample of children in urban Cameroon, and examine the ...
Brown, Kenneth H, Engle-Stone, Reina, Gimou, Marie-Madeleine, Green, Ralph, Nankap, Martin, Ndjebayi, Alex, Oyono, Yannick, Tarini, Ann, Williams, Thomas N   +8 more
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A case of recurrent epilepsy-associated rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor with anaplastic transformation in the absence of therapy. [PDF]

, 2019
Rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor (RGNT) most commonly occurs adjacent to the fourth ventricle and therefore rarely presents with epilepsy. Recent reports describe RGNT occurrence in other anatomical locations with considerable morphologic and genetic ...
Corless, Christopher L, Ferris, Sean P, Grafe, Marjorie, Gultekin, Sakir H, Halfpenny, Aaron, Lawce, Helen, Lucas, Lora, Moore, Stephen, Nazemi, Kellie, Olson, Susan, Perry, Arie, Selden, Nathan, Solomon, David A, Woltjer, Randy, Wood, Matthew D   +14 more
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